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Maqasid Al-Shariah an Introductory Guide MAQASID AL-SHARIAH AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE Jasser Auda Published by IIIT, 2008 1. WHAT IS MAQĀ├ID? .............................................................................................................................3 The Levels of ‘Why?’ ........................................................................................................................3 ‘Maqā├id’ and ‘Ma├āli⌐’....................................................................................................................6 Dimensions of Maqā├id .....................................................................................................................7 Al-Maqā├id in the Companions’ Ijtihād ..........................................................................................13 Early Theories of Maqā├id...............................................................................................................16 2. THE ‘IMAMS OF MAQASID’ (FIFTH TO EIGHTH ISLAMIC CENTURIES)...............................................21 Imam al-Juwaini and ‘Public Needs’...............................................................................................21 Imam al-Ghazali and ‘Order of Necessities’...................................................................................22 Imam al-Izz and ‘Wisdoms behind the Rules’ ................................................................................23 Imam al-Qarafi and ‘Classification of the Prophetic Actions’ .......................................................23 Imam Ibn al-Qayyim and ‘What Shariah is all About’...................................................................24 Imam al-Shatibi and ‘Maqasid as Fundamentals’...........................................................................25 3. MAQĀ├ID FOR CURRENT ISLAMIC RENEWAL.....................................................................................27 Maqasid as a Project for ‘Development’ and ‘Human Rights’.......................................................27 Maqasid as Basis for New Ijtihad....................................................................................................31 Differentiating between Means and Ends........................................................................................37 Maqasid and Thematic Interpretation of the Quran ........................................................................40 Interpretation of the Prophetic Intents.............................................................................................41 ‘Opening the Means’ in addition to ‘Blocking the Means’ ............................................................45 Achieving the ‘Universality’ Maqsid ..............................................................................................49 Maqasid as Common Grounds between Schools of Islamic Law...................................................51 Maqasid as Common basis for Inter-Faith Dialogue ......................................................................52 1. What is Maqā├id? The Levels of ‘Why?’ Children often come up with deep philosophical questions, and one cannot tell whether they mean these questions or not! However, the beauty of a child’s question is that it is often not bound by pre-set ‘facts’ or ‘this is the way things are’ logic. I often start introductory courses on maqasid al-shariah with the story of a little girl who asked her father about why he stops their car at the traffic light! The following Box illustrates. Girl: ‘Dad, why do you stop the car at the traffic light?’ Father replied, with an educative tone: ‘Because the light is red, and red means stop.’ Girl: ‘But why?’ The Dad replies also with a tone of education: ‘So the policeman does not give us a ticket.’ The girl went on: ‘But why would the policeman give us a ticket?’ The Dad answered: ‘Well. Because crossing a red light is dangerous.’ The girl continued: ‘Why?’ (Now the Dad thought of saying: ‘This is the way things are,’ but then decided to be a bit philosophical with his little beloved daughter.) Thus, he answered: ‘Because we cannot hurt people. Would you like to be hurt yourself?’ The girl said: ‘No!’ The dad said: ‘And people also do not want be hurt. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Love for people what you love for yourself.”’ But instead of stopping there, the girl asked: ‘Why do you love for people what you love for yourself?’ After a bit of thinking, the father said: ‘Because all people are equal, and if you would like to ask why, I would say that God is The Just, and out of His Justice, He made us all equal, with equal rights, and that it is the way He made the world!’ The question of ‘why’ is equivalent to the question of ‘what is the maqasid ?’ And the ‘levels of why,’ as philosophers has put it, are the ‘levels of maqasid,’ as Islamic jurists has put it. These levels of why and the exploration of maqasid will take us from the details of simple actions, such as stopping at a red traffic light, to the level of the overall principles and basic beliefs, such as justice, compassion, and the attributes of God. Therefore, maqasid al-shariah is the branch of Islamic knowledge that answers all questions of ‘why’ on various levels, such as the following questions: Why is giving charity (zakah) one of Islam’s principle ‘pillars’? Why is it an Islamic obligation to be good to your neighbours? Why do Muslims greet people with salam (peace)? Why do Muslims have to pray several times every day? Why is fasting the month of Ramadan one of Islam’s principle ‘pillars’? Why do Muslims mention the name of God all the time? Why is drinking any amount of alcohol a major sin in Islam? Why is smoking weed, for example, as prohibited as drinking alcohol in Islam? Why is the death penalty a (maximum) punishment in the Islamic law for rape or armed robbery? Maqā├id al-sharī┴ah explain the ‘wisdoms behind rulings,’ such as ‘enhancing social cohesion,’ which is one of the wisdoms behind charity, being good to one’s neighbours, and greeting people with peace. Wisdoms behind rulings also include ‘developing consciousness of God,’ which is one of the rationales behind regular prayers, fasting, and supplications. Maqā├id are also good ends that the laws aim to achieve by blocking, or opening, certain means. Thus, the maqā├id of ‘preserving people’s minds and souls’ explain the total and strict Islamic ban on alcohol and intoxicants, and the maqā├id of ‘protecting people’s property and honour’ explain the Quran’s mention of a ‘death penalty’ as a (possible) punishment for rape or armed robbery. Maqā├id are also the group of divine intents and moral concepts upon which the Islamic law is based, such as, justice, human dignity, free will, magnanimity, facilitation, and social cooperation. Thus, they represent the link between the Islamic law and today’s notions of human rights, development, and civility, and could answer some other type of questions, such as: What is the best methodology for re-reading and re-interpreting the Islamic scripts in light of today’s realities? What is the Islamic concept of ‘freedom’ and ‘justice’? What is the link between today’s notions of human rights and Islamic law? How can the Islamic law contribute to ‘development’ and ‘civility’? Let us, next, study the terminology and theory of maqasid more formally. ‘Maqā├id’ and ‘Ma├āli⌐’ The term ‘maq├id’ (plural: maqā├id) refers to a purpose, objective, principle, intent, goal, end,1 telos (Greek), finalité (French), or Zweck (German).2 Maqā├id of the Islamic law are the objectives/purposes/intents/ends/principles behind the Islamic rulings.3 For a number of Islamic legal theorists, it is an alternative expression to people’s ‘interests’ (ma├āli⌐). For example, Abdul-Malik al-Juwaini (d.478 AH/ 1185 CE), one of the earliest contributors to al-maqā├id theory as we know it today (as will be explained shortly) used al-maqā├id and public interests (al-ma├āli⌐ al-┴āmmah) interchangeably.4 Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (d.505 AH/1111 CE) elaborated on a classification of maqā├id, which he placed entirely under what he called ‘unrestricted interests’ (al-ma├āli⌐ al-mursalah).5 Fakhruddin al-Razi (d.606 AH/1209 CE) and al- Amidi (d.631 AH/1234 CE) followed al-Ghazali in his terminology.6 Najmuddin al- Tufi (d.716 AH/1316 CE), defined ma├la⌐ah as, ‘what fulfils the purpose of the Legislator.’7 Al-Qarafi (d.1285 AH/1868 CE) linked ma├la⌐ah and maqā├id by a ‘fundamental rule’ that stated: ‘A purpose (maq├id) is not valid unless it leads to the fulfilment of some good (ma├la⌐ah) or the avoidance of some mischief (mafsadah).’8 Therefore, a maq├id, purpose, objective, principle, intent, goal, end, or principle in the Islamic law is there for the ‘interest of humanity.’ This is the rational basis, if you wish, for the maqā├id theory. 1 Mohammad al-Tahir Ibn Ashur, Ibn Ashur-Treatise on Maqasid Al-Shariah, trans. Mohamed El- Tahir El-Mesawi, vol. 1st (London-Washington: International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), 2006), p. ii. 2 Rudolf von Jhering, Law as a Means to an End (Der Zweck im Recht), trans. Isaac Husik, 2nd reprint ed. (New Jersey: The Lawbook Exchange (Originally published 1913 by Boston Book Co.), 2001) p.xxxv. 3 Ibn Ashur, Maqasid Al-Shari┴ah Al-Islamiyah p 183. 4 Abdul-Malik al-Juwaini, Ghiath Al-Umam Fi Iltiyath Al-Zulam, ed. Abdul-Azim al-Deeb (Qatar: Wazarat al-Shu’un al-Diniyah, 1400 H) p. 253. 5 al-Ghazali, Al-Mustasfa vol. 1, p. 172. 6 Abu Bakr al-Maliki Ibn al-Arabi, Al-Mahsoul Fi Usul Al-Fiqh, ed. Hussain Ali Alyadri and Saeed Foda, 1 ed. (Amman: Dar al-Bayariq,
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